Bears’ Brandon Marshall still bothered by hip

Summary of 18 articles · Updated Aug 30, 2013

Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall said he still isn’t comfortable seven months after hip surgery and is not where he would like to be in preparation for the season opener. A day after Brandon Marshall voiced some frustrations about his conditio… (more)ning following offseason hip surgery, the Bears’ star receiver did not take part in practice. The Bears said that Marshall was excused from practice and that it was planned long ago and had nothing to do with what was said on Tuesday. Marshall seemingly opened Pandora’s box on Tuesday when he said he’s trying to get healthy and was behind on his conditioning following arthroscopic hip ­surgery in January, in addition to saying that he was still trying to figure out his role in coach Marc Trestman’s offense. Making Marshall’s absence truly noteworthy was that other injured players, including tackle Jonathan Scott , receiver Earl Bennett , cornerback Zack Bowman and defensive tackle Corvey Irvin , were all at practice during the open period. Not only is the entire offense different, but it helps that tight end Martellus Bennett was signed as a free agent, that second-year receiver Alshon Jeffery has earned quarterback Jay Cutler’s confidence and that running back Matt Forte will be the centerpiece.

#NFL Rank: Brandon Marshall No. 23

Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall came in at No. 23 in ESPN’s #NFLRank project, which lists the top 100 offensive and defensive players in the league going into the 2013 season. Marshall enters his eighth season in 2013, and for a player who tied …

Brandon Marshall, Bears playing dodge ball

RICK MORRISSEY: On Wednesday, Brandon Marshall was nowhere to be seen during the Bears’ practice. Funny how these ‘‘planned excused absences’’ never are made public until the player’s absence is noticed.

Brandon Marshall misses practice because of medical appointment

As a close friend of Brandon Marshall’s, tight end Martellus Bennett has a pretty good idea of what the Bears’ record-setting receiver is going through. “He’s just frustrated more with his body more than anything else,” Bennett said. “When you come back…

Less than elite 'unacceptable' to Marshall

Brandon Marshall and his agent, Kennard McGuire, summed up my suspicions about the receiver’s recent revelations of frustration with his recovery process and the indication the organization might be rushing him back from offseason hip surgery before he’…